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Sean Maguire (born 18 April 1976 in Ilford, London) is a

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actor and singer, who rose to fame in 1988 when at the age of eleven he took on the role of "Tegs" Ratcliffe on the

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'', in which he remained until 1991. For a short time after leaving ''Grange Hill'', he played Aidan Brosnan in ''

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''. Maguire has appeared in several feature films and had moderate success as a singer. He is known in the United States for his roles as Donovan Brink on the

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'', and as Kyle Lendo in the

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sitcom '' The Class''. Maguire appeared in the second series of ''

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'' as P.C. Sean McCartney. He previously played

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in ABC's ''

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'', having taken over the role from Tom Ellis.

Career

At age seven, Maguire played one of the many children in the "Every Sperm is Sacred" musical number in the 1983 film ''

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''. In 1991 he played Simon in the BBC children's drama "Dodgem". In 1993, Maguire joined the cast of the British soap opera ''

'' playing Aidan Brosnan, a young Irish

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playing for fictional side Walford F.C. In 1994, he left the show to take a starring role in the BBC drama series '' Dangerfield'', playing Marty Dangerfield. He has also appeared in ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 1995, Maguire was voted "3rd person you'd most like to see get messy" by

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viewers and famously received a

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in his face from presenter Chris Jarvis dressed as "The Anorak." Barry Foy, who played Billinge Boy in Hollyoaks, was top. Maguire then pursued a career in music, releasing three albums: his self-titled debut album in 1994, ''Spirit'' in 1996, and ''Greatest Hits'' in 1998. Maguire's biggest hit was ''Good Day'', which reached number 12 in May 1996. During this time, Maguire appeared on the Childliners record '' The Gift of Christmas'' with acts such as the

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, E.Y.C.,

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and many more. Maguire announced his retirement from the music industry during his final performance at

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, part of his 'Chick N Bay 9T5 4EVA' tour . Emotional scenes were witnessed in the audience as Sean launched into his final song “Gone and Long Forgotten”. Not content with acting on TV, he has branched out into films. In the early 1990s, he appeared in ''

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'' opposite

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and has also allegedly been credited as having a part in '' A Kiss Before Dying'', but his part ended up on the cutting room floor. In 2001, Maguire played the title role in the TV-film ''

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– with Martin Short as his assistant, Rodney. In 2005, he also made ''The Third Wish'' – which co-starred actors

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. Maguire also appeared as "Euan" in the defunct

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. Maguire played one of the main characters, Donovan Brink, on the television series ''

''. He starred in the CBS sitcom '' The Class'', playing gay character Kyle Lendo, but the show was cancelled in May 2007. He completed filming in 2006–2007 for an American comedy film ''LA Blues'' playing a character called Jack Davis. Maguire's film ''

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'' newspaper, and he starred in ''

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'' on ITV1 in autumn 2008. Maguire also signed on to a guest spot in

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portraying an Irish musician. Maguire played the lead role in ''

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'', a comedy fantasy series in which he plays a "sensitive, but clueless freedom fighter". The show premiered in the United States on

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on 9 April 2009, in Canada on

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on 8 June, and in the United Kingdom on

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on 11 June. Sean Maguire January 2015

Maguire auditioned for the role of Sasha in the 2011 cult classic Knives with the role eventually being given to Kiryl Mihailovich Smaliakou. In the third season of ABC's ''

'', Maguire joined the show as Robin Hood, taking over the role from Tom Ellis. After recurring for two seasons, he was promoted to a series regular in June 2015, right before the start of the show's fifth season. Maguire exited the main cast in 2016 after his character's death, though he returned in the second half of the sixth season for five episodes as an alternate version of Robin Hood.

Personal life

Maguire is one of six siblings from the famous Irish dance family. His parents run the well-known Maguire–O'Shea school. Maguire himself danced competitively as a child. Maguire married police detective Tanya Flynn on 19 October 2012. They held a second wedding on 30 December 2014. The couple's first child, a son, was born in July 2015. Their second son was born in December 2017. Their third child, a daughter, was born in September 2021. Along with his wife, Maguire became a naturalized citizen of the United States on 23 September 2020.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Discography

Albums

Singles

Stage work

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References

Bibliography

*James, Bethan (2012) ''Someone To Love?'' (3rd ed). Bridgend: MadMike Publishers UK. p. 69

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maguire, Sean 1976 births English male film actors English male soap opera actors English male singers Living people People from Ilford Male actors from London Singers from London English people of Irish descent 21st-century English singers 21st-century British male singers Naturalized citizens of the United States